Largely entrusted with the most menial tasks, the Post PA is basically an edit department runner. Generally relatively inexperienced or entirely new to Post-Production, attitude is more important than knowledge in this role. Edit Trainee/Post-Production Assistant (Post PA) 2nd AE’s have often worked as Trainee’s on larger projects or perhaps as the sole Assistant on small scale projects, and will almost certainly be looking to become 1st AE’s as their next step. What does an Assistant Editor do? goes into more depth on the 1st AE’s varied responsibilities 2nd Assistant EditorĮssentially the Assistant to the Assistant Editor, the 1st will delegate tasks to the 2nd which require less experience. 1st AE’s on larger projects have generally worked their up the ranks of the cutting room hierarchy, accruing experience as 1st AE’s on smaller projects and 2nd AE’s on larger projects, and bring several years of knowledge and experience to the role.
They are also the primary contact for other departments communicating with the cutting room. If there is a cutting room team, then the 1st will also manage and instruct the other members of the team. Their primary responsibility is to enable the Editor to do their job to the fullest of their ability, and that involves freeing the Editor up from tasks that are more menial, organisational, or “un-creative”. The 1st AE is in charge of the day-to-day running of the cutting room.
This website as a whole looks at what Editors do and how they do it, but What does a Film Editor Actually Do? is a good place to start. The editor works closely with the Director to craft and hone the film, it is this relationship that is key not just for an editor’s day-to-day work, but for their career as a whole, as Directors often work again and again with the same Editor. Although some editors cut both documentary and drama, most will end up specialising in one. The line between film and TV is becoming increasingly blurred, with Editors more able to move from one to the other, so they may cut both TV and Film, or may have moved from one to the other at some stage. They’re often (but not always), the most experienced person in the edit team, they likely spent time working as an Assistant before moving into the editor’s chair, and probably a number of further years working on larger and larger projects as they built up their profile and reputation.
The Editor is the head of the department. But here are the main job roles and titles you’ll find in a film or TV cutting room: Editor Exactly who does what in a cutting room depends on a lot of things, the workload at any particular stage, how many people are on the team, the experience of its members, the country in which you’re working, and perhaps most significantly, the scale and budget of the project.
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